What color is #5E625B?

#5E625B is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E625B?

The RGB value is 94, 98, 91: 94 red, 98 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E625B?

The complementary color is #5F5B62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E625B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E625B color

#5E625B rgb(94, 98, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E625B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 38.4% green and 35.7% blue (94, 98, 91).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 4% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#5E625B color codes

HEX	`#5E625B`
RGB	`rgb(94, 98, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 38.4%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 4%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 7%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 7%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.01, -3.02, 3.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.01, 4.58, 131.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.872, 11.87, 11.614)`
Decimal	`6185563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E625B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #5E625B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5E625B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #5E625B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e625b; }
.text { color: #5e625b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e625b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 98 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e625b, #5b625c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5E625B?: #5E625B is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E625B?: The RGB value is 94, 98, 91: 94 red, 98 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E625B?: The complementary color is #5F5B62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E625B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.